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2001: A Space Odyssey is a science fiction novel published in 1968 by British author Arthur C. Clarke
. The book is a novelization of the film of the same name, directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on a script co-written by Clarke and Kubrick that was also released in 1968. The novel and film together tell the story of a voyage to Saturn, undertaken by human astronauts and the sentient computer HAL 9000, after the discovery on the moon of a mysterious black monolith that has been affecting human evolution.Read the full book summary, an in-depth character analysis of Hal, and explanations of important quotes from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
